Instrument Control Automation Technician (Control and Instrumentation Technician) - East London, Greater London
5 days ago
London
Contract: PermanentSalary: Offering up to £47,000 per annum depending on your level of experience,plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company trainingAbout the role: We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) or Control and Instrumentation (C&I) technician to join our Water Production Operations Team based in the North East London region. This is a mobile role, where you would be required to work on various Water Treatment Works and borehole sites around the Chingford, Walthamstow, Waltham Abbey and Stonebridge Park areas. We are looking for someone who can work in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision while maintaining the required standards to ensure that our statutory obligations are met and that asset availability and the associated performance measures are maintained to manufacturers' standards. An ICA Technician may also operate and optimise processes and on-site equipment to ensure delivery of water quality compliance, safety, and operational efficiencies both in and out of normal hours. What you’ll be doing as an Instrument Control Automation Technician (Control and Instrumentation Technician) • The role would include installations, commissioning, maintenance, and repairs of water production assets, including level instrumentation, flow meters, and Tand VM’s turbidity monitors., • Working with technology, including SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, associated PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), and Process control networks., • Liaise with and supervise contractors and suppliers where necessary., • This vital role also involves the investigation into asset failures and the implementation of subsequent repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the water supply process., • Ideally, you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an instrumentation, control and automation discipline., • Preferable for you to have an 18th Edition (BS7671) qualification., • A good, practical understanding of operational plant and control systems is essential., • An understanding of Wonderware and ClearSCADA is desirable., • Knowledge and experience working with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Alan Bradley) which will include management and programming., • The ideal candidate will have the ability to read and fault find from circuit diagrams as well as have previous experience of inverter drives., • We are looking for someone with experience of calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation., • A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalating if required., • An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors., • Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment., • Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and standards., • Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry., • Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others., • Competitive salary up to £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience., • Standby rota payments & overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training., • 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days with the length of service. (Plus